Matheson partner Deirdre Dunne to present award to female entrepreneur of the year
Matheson partner Deirdre Dunne will present an award to the Matheson Women Mean Business (WMB) Female Entrepreneur of the Year next week.
The law firm is sponsoring the award for a third year running and Ms Dunne, the firm’s head of business development, is sitting on the judging panel.
The eight finalists competing the for the accolade are:
- Ciara Crossan, founder and CEO of Wedding Dates
- Eimer Hannon, founder and MD of Hannon Travel
- Lorraine Heskin, founder and CEO of Gourmet Food Parlour
- Carol Joyce and Anna Hosty, founders and directors of Yourells Hair Group
- Áine Kerr, co-founder and COO of Kinzen
- Emma Lacy, commercial director and partner of Horan Automation & Consulting
- Laurie Mannix, co-founder and director of MKC Communications
- Nicola O’Neill, managing director of Harvest
Commenting ahead of the awards ceremony on Monday, Ms Dunne said: “Congratulations to this year’s finalists for the WMB Awards, especially those in the entrepreneur of the year category.
“Diversity is a core value at Matheson and we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do. I am delighted to be involved in this event, which honours some of Ireland’s most inspiring female business leaders and role models.”